Same boat... We are sending messages to [email protected] and getting bouncebacks or lost items. I assume its because some limits are now being put into place. We are a Verizon subscriber so I am paying, it is not a free service. But .... I am totally up for paid services if you can recommend some that will reliably get us texts to our verizon phones.
Sam > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan, Spencer > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 4:17 PM > To: Josh Luthman; Mike > Cc: NANOG list > Subject: RE: Email to text - vtext.com blacklisting ip > > I agree. Pay Pager duty or a SMS gateway with a SLA. Relying on the free service > for anything critical is asking for trouble. > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > Date: 8/16/16 6:09 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Mike <[email protected]> > Cc: NANOG list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Email to text - vtext.com blacklisting ip > > If it's critical I'd suggest a service than can depended on... > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Aug 16, 2016 5:45 PM, "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a server that monitors my network and issues text messages if > > there are events of note that require human intervention. There is some > > process filtering that ensures it also is not able to issue more than 1 > > alert maximum per 5 minutes, to ensure it doesn't flood pagers with > > messages all screaming the sky is falling when things are not going well. > > Recently however, this server is no longer able to deliver messages to > > vtext.com - it gets nothing but 554 errors: > > > > > > telnet 69.78.67.53 25 > > Trying 69.78.67.53... > > Connected to 69.78.67.53. > > Escape character is '^]'. > > 554 txslspamp10.vtext.com > > Connection closed by foreign host. > > > > Granted on some days during challenging times it can send 30 or 40 > > messages before we get to it and get it squelched / silenced, but it's > > otherwise reasonably well behaved IMHO and I don't think we are any heavy > > volume sender. So I am trying to figure out why it's blacklisted then and > > am rolling snake eyes. If anyone who is an admin for verizon or who has > > any insight to share I'd certainly appreciate it. Email to text is a > > critical function we depend on. > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > >
